Ask Marilyn: Marilyn's Early Childhood

Christina Knestrick of Toledo, Ohio, writes:

Marilyn: Did your parents work with you in any way or do anything to promote your cognition? Did you have any type of formalized training at an early age?

Marilyn responds:

My parents didn't work with me at all, they never helped with my homework, and I had no special academic training whatsoever. What they always encouraged was independence.